Hello!Lucky
Letterpress greeting cards, thank you notes, DIY projects, free printables and craft inspiration.
Today we continue this week's Save the Date theme in conjunction with our promotion on Style Me Pretty! We created this intricate save the date card for a multi-cultural couple who are getting married in Lausanne, Switzerland. The pattern blends Moroccan tile work and Mexican textile patterns to reflect the couple's travels.
Photograph courtesy of Sara Remington.
In light our current save the date give-away on Style Me Pretty, we thought we'd feature some of our latest letterpress save the date designs! This one was created for Tom and Heather (last names and details have been changed), a wonderful couple who are getting married on an apple farm in Cape Cod this fall. We designed the save the date to be reminiscent of vintage fruit crate packaging, and letterpress printed it on a natural cardstock for a weathered feel.
Photograph courtesy of Sara Remington.
We're thrilled to announce our new line of letterpress wedding invitations, Marry Me! by Hello!Lucky. We often hear feedback about letterpress invitations being out of the range of an average wedding budget, so we decided to try and do something about it -- we designed these invitations specifically be simple to print to reduce the amount of press time involved. They're also offered in a more limited range of colors to help streamline the production process, and allow us to ship them in just 10 business days. Since letterpress is an artisanal printing method, it's never going to be cheap, but we hope our effort helps bring stylish letterpress invitations within reach. Enjoy!
Photographs courtesy of Sara Remington.
Thanks to Julia for sending in this fab photo of the giftwrap she designed for us! Admittedly, we're biased, but we love it! Sigh! The wrap is available here (2 19"x 27" sheets for $5.75, or 8 assorted sheets for $19.95) along with letterpress printed cards. Enjoy!
We discovered the work of London-based illustrator Ellie Curtis on etsy and couldn't resist her fabulously eccentric screen-printed pillows, shown above in their new home. Sadly, she's out of stock for the time being (she's busy "across the pond" on an artist's residency), but check out her blog for new work and updates
We adore the work of Elisa Strauss over at Confetti Cakes! Her whimsical, lucious floral cakes are being featured in the current issue of InStyle Weddings and were featured on Bride's 50 most beautiful wedding cakes earlier this year. These cakes make us want to design wedding invitations and stationery just to coordinate! Congratulations, Elisa!
Top two photos courtesy of Monica Buck/InStyle Weddings.
We caught up with the charming and stunningly talented Jennifer Behr this weekend - she was visiting San Francisco from her native New York for a trunk show at Neiman Marcus. Formerly the lead hair accessories designer at Frederic Fekkai, Ms. Behr launched her own collection in 2005 and has already garnered acclaim from fashionistas around the world (including style icon Natalie Portman). Her designs are perfect for everyday, as well as for weddings and parties - we want to own every piece! Check out her gorgeous collection here.
Many thanks to Jubilee Lau of Jubilee Lau Events for sharing these gorgeous photos of a Fall-themed wedding she designed last year at Thomas Fogarty Winery, a stunning Bay Area venue in the Santa Cruz mountains with views extending in every direction. Jubilee collaborated with floral designer Nancy Liu Chin to create stunning floral arrangements featuring pumpkins and squashes with flowers spilling out of them. They used oranges, golds, and reds in the color palette, which coordinated with the green winery surroundings. The couple, Julie and Jay, looked stunning, too, and the entire event was filled with joy (as a wedding should be)! Congratulations to the couple, and the Jubilee and Nancy for creating an unforgettable event!
Photographs courtesy of Gene Higa.
Mother's Day is less than 4 weeks away! Don't forget your dear mom! Check out our letterpress printed Mother's Day card collection here. (Two designs are also modeled above!)
Photo courtesy of Sara Remington.
We had a lovely visit from Sarah Labieniec of Lab Partners yesterday. We had just finished letterpress printing the second edition of their San Francisco print, now available once again at their etsy shop! Once again, we all drooled over their delectable illustration details, including the tiny weather vanes on the tops of the painted ladies. This print is amazing in person! Sarah designed several cards for us last year (including this fabulous birthday card). Read their blog for oodles of ideas and inspiration!
Our designer Shauna Leytus created these mix-and-match letterpress printed seating cards featuring two different vintage chairs for her own wedding. They're now available for purchase right here. $7.50 for 10 flat seating cards (2 x 3.25") with ecru matching envelopes.
Photograph by Sara Remington.
We originally created these Old West-inspired wedding invitations for a couple getting married on a ranch in Sun River, Oregon. Since then, we've adapted the design to a number of stationery items, including save the date cards, thank you notes and even coasters, and added personalized details such as an icon of the state of Texas, above. The invitation design features cowboy boot stitch, and a pattern of vintage stars inspired by riding spurs, and old-fashioned type faces. Perfect for riding off into the sunset! The invitation is available here and can be customized by our designers.
For more western wedding style inspiration, check out Snippet & Ink's Ranch Romance inspiration board here.
Photography by Sara Remington.
We had the privilege of working with eminent stylist, creative director, and crafter Rebecca Thuss on the decor of Martha Stewart Weddings editor Shana Faust's wedding, pictured in the bottom image above, for which we created our signature Cherry Blossom wedding invitation. Her gorgeous website features beautiful examples of her ground-breaking work, and is one of our favorite sources of inspiration!
We're fans of London-based artist and illustrator Joe McLaren and were tickled to discover the set of four posters he designed to promote old-fashioned letter writing, "First Class People Send Real Post." He's a man after our own hearts! See more of his work here.
Last weekend, I attended a lovely wedding in Chorley, Lancashire (England). Among the many highlights were the vintage coaches provided for guest transportation to the ceremony and reception. Available for hire through Cumbria Classic Coaches, these 1940s- and 50s-era coaches (with charming names like "Florence" and "Harvey") are full of deco details and upholstered in gorgeous, Japanese-inspired velvets. The photos above are mostly of "Florence", a green and cream 1948 AEC Regal. The company also furnished the charming 1936 Rover which served as the bride and groom's getaway car.
Moving a letterpress studio is no small fry. We promised Pat, our rigger (someone who specializes in moving heavy equipment, relying on old-fashioned principles of loan balancing, cantilevering, etc.), who claims that "he's getting too old for this" (p'shaw!), that we won't do it again anytime soon. In the meantime, Pat did teach us how to drive a forklift, so we can maybe we can be more helpful next time (not that we're saying there will be a next time)!
In total, we moved over 25,000 pounds of printing equipment, and about 800 boxes (many thanks to the charming crew from the Delancey Street Foundation). Our once-loved studio on 3rd Street is now quiet, much to the relief of Diane, the building's Assistant Manager, and we have a lovely new home in the heart of San Francisco.
From top: Cynthia, our Heidelberg cylinder press, on a flat bed truck; being lowered by a forklift; Pat, our rigger, driving the forklift; the Heidelberg windmills (Karen, Peter, and John Wayne) in place for wiring; Toast and Jillian of Because We Can with Jennifer, our head printer; Mark, who helped with the rigging, showing off his tattoos; Greg, our mechanic, who also helped with the rigging; our new space at 977 Howard Street beginning to fill up with boxes of letterpress printed cards; our old space near the end of our move.
We're thrilled to announce our fabulous new digs in San Francisco at 977 Howard Street between 5th and 6th in the SoMA area. We only just got internet up and running at the new place, hence the hiatus on our blog, but we're now back in business! We're open Monday through Friday, 9 - 5 and by appointment, and visitors are welcome anytime!
Just a quick post to say Happy Easter! This design was inspired by the retro greeting cards we collect at flea markets, with a extra-silly twist. Happy egg hunting!
We created these lovely butterfly seating cards by die-cutting blush paper and folding it in half to great a three-dimensional feel. Wedding guests' names are written in calligraphy on one side, the table number on the other. We displayed them by pinning them in a scattered formation to sheer netting with pearl-headed pins, arranging the guests names in (more or less!) alphabetical order. The effect was gorgeous and perfect for a garden wedding.
Our original inspiration for these was a 19th century naturalist wedding theme. The guests' place cards were placed in bits of moss under bell jars (designed in collaboration with Fork & Spoon Productions), and there were birdcages overflowing with roses, a garden hedge surrounding the dance floor, and large apothecary jars full of sweets. It was lovely!
Photograph by Sara Remington.
We've been big fans of Luxe Paperie ever since Mary-Kevin, its lovely and talented founder, launched it a couple of years back. It's our go-to source online for boutique greeting card lines from independent studios - Mary-Kevin always has her eye out for the freshest talent, and is a great friend to the design community. This month, she's featuring our lovely letterpress cards designed by Julia Rothman. Thanks, Mary-Kevin!
At Hello!Lucky we specialize in Letterpress greeting cards, as well offer DIY step by steps & free printables. Led by sisters Eunice and Sabrina Moyle, our small team of expert designers and artisan letterpress printers specialize in creating neon & foil, holiday cards, birthday cards, & thank you cards, that are full of creativity and whimsy. We've been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, Design Sponge, Style Me Pretty, Real Simple, and many other leading publications. Please feel feel to contact us via chat, phone or e-mail - we'd be happy to assist you!
Hello!Lucky | P.O. Box 17605, San Francisco, California
